2023 Snowdonia Trip

Number5 · Post by **Number5** » Thu Oct 05, 2023 8:51 pm

Since 2015 a few of us have been getting away late September/early October for a few days fun in the Zeds. (SRHutch, Stu-Boy, StuartT and myself, with Daz joining us tomorrow) Currently we have 2x ZMR’s, an Alpina and a E89 35iS Daz will join us tomorrow in his Cayman having sold his previous Imola ZMR a few years back

Originally we travelled to Normandy for a couple of years before doing Yorkshire and Cumbria, but recent years have returned us to Snowdonia with a Bala base.

Day 1
We left Swansea and headed up over the Black Mountains, through Rhayader and the Elan Valley, Devils Bridge, Dolgellau and on to Bala.

We managed to snap a few pics on the way

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Hopefully more photos to follow as the weekend progresses

Day 2 continued below….

Post by **srhutch** » Thu Oct 05, 2023 9:15 pm

Also 12 years to the day I picked my ///M up.

Mr Tidy · Post by **Mr Tidy** » Thu Oct 05, 2023 9:17 pm

I'm seriously jealous!

I had a great weekend around Wales in 2021 and would like to do another trip there.

I'll have to make do with the Scottish lowlands in a couple of weeks.

MikeyH · Post by **MikeyH** » Thu Oct 05, 2023 9:36 pm

Stayed a few times in Rhayader on my way picking up and dropping of my son at Aberystwyth Uni, lovely part of the world with some nice roads.

Not in the Zed didn't have it then.

buzyg · Post by **buzyg** » Thu Oct 05, 2023 10:13 pm

Love Snowdonia. Great roads great mountains.

paddy wright · Post by **paddy wright** » Fri Oct 06, 2023 8:45 am

Lovely part of the world- where my wife is from!

Phoenixboy · Post by **Phoenixboy** » Fri Oct 06, 2023 9:41 am

Great driving roads around there.
Hopefully some good weather coming for the weekend.
Enjoy and look after that Alpina.

pvr · Post by **pvr** » Fri Oct 06, 2023 11:11 am

Enjoy the trip, weather looks a bit damp

You make those 20 mph action shots look really fast

MikeyH · Post by **MikeyH** » Fri Oct 06, 2023 4:03 pm

pvr wrote: ↑Fri Oct 06, 2023 11:11 am Enjoy the trip, weather looks a bit damp

You make those 20 mph action shots look really fast

N4LLY · Post by **N4LLY** » Fri Oct 06, 2023 5:35 pm

Most excellent !

MikeyH · Post by **MikeyH** » Fri Oct 06, 2023 6:15 pm

I can't make my mind up to whether I'm more jealous of the trip or the cars on show. Okay it's both

Number5 · Post by **Number5** » Fri Oct 06, 2023 6:38 pm

Day2

We woke this morning to a rather wet and dismal overcast day but managed a quick line up by the lake after breakfast l

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As we made our way up over the mountain we encountered more mist and more rain, but that still didn’t deter our progress !

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And then the fun began, but we still cracked on …

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We met up with Daz in his Cayman at the Ponderosaa Cafe for another line up

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Before ending the day rather sedately over a pint at Lake Vyrnwy Hotel

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Mr Tidy · Post by **Mr Tidy** » Fri Oct 06, 2023 7:40 pm

Number5 wrote: ↑Fri Oct 06, 2023 6:38 pm Before ending the day rather sedately over a pint at Lake Vyrnwy Hotel

That view is stunning. We spent our first night in that hotel when I did my Welsh trip!

MikeyH · Post by **MikeyH** » Fri Oct 06, 2023 11:00 pm

Stunning

Number5 · Post by **Number5** » Sat Oct 07, 2023 5:47 pm

Day 3 (last Day)

A drier day today when we headed West over to Pwllheli, North to Nefyn, then back towards Beddgelert, Capel Curig, Bates, Blaenau and back to Bala. Roughly a 130 mile round trip.

Some of todays less exciting pics below

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